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How CCOs Can Use the OECD Foreign Bribery Report
1.09.2015
Last month, the OECD published its first Foreign Bribery Report, measuring transnational corruption based on data from the 427 foreign bribery cases that have been investigated, prosecuted, and concluded since the entry into force of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in 1999. In a panel discussion on December 10th, 2014, hosted by the OECD, International Bar […]
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Book-Ending FCPA Compliance: The Importance of Risk Assessments and Monitoring
12.23.2014
Over the last four years, at ACI’s winter International Conference on the FCPA, enforcement officials have repeatedly placed special emphasis on two specific compliance areas: risk assessments and monitoring. To be sure, these officials have discussed many of the essential elements of an effective anti-corruption compliance program, including tone from the top, internal reporting mechanisms, […]
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FCPA Myths and Misconceptions, Debunked (Part 1: Compliance)
7.21.2014
When it comes to FCPA compliance and enforcement, myths and misconceptions abound. I’m not surprised to hear them from foreign business people with limited exposure to the FCPA. I am more concerned when I hear them in boardrooms, from the very executives most often exposed to individual liability under the law. These myths sometimes reflect […]
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Five Ways that Concentration of Wealth and Power Affects Corruption Risk in Latin America
6.03.2014
The following post is a modified excerpt from TRACE’s recently published 2014 How To Pay a Bribe book, available here for purchase. Latin America is known as one of the most economically unequal regions of the world. By 2010, according to United Nations Development Program data, the region had 18 of the 25 countries in […]
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Responding to Bribe Requests
5.28.2014
Unfortunately, companies in Latin America and elsewhere continue to face demands for bribes when conducting business. While many companies have implemented policies and procedures prohibiting bribery and communicated them to employees, oftentimes employees do not know what to do or say when confronted with a bribe request. This post highlights how companies can address this […]